The Persistence of Technology : Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal /

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Repair, reuse and disposal are closely interlinked phenomena related to the lives and persistence of technologies. When technical artefacts become old and outworn, decisions have to be taken: is it necessary, worthwhile or even possible to maintain and repair or to reuse or dismantle them - or must...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dhawan, Ayushi (Contribuidor), Hadlaw, Jan (Contribuidor), Jia Tan, Ying (Contribuidor), Krebs, Stefan (Contribuidor, Editor ), Lean, Thomas (Contribuidor), Lucsko, David N. (Contribuidor), Marhold, Karsten (Contribuidor), Petrova, Mariya (Contribuidor), Straeten, Jonas van der (Contribuidor), Weber, Heike (Contribuidor, Editor ), Łotysz, Sławomir (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript Verlag, [2021]
Colección:Science Studies
Temas:
Technology > History.
Technologie > Histoire.
HISTORY > Social History.
HISTORY / Social History
Technology
Cultural History.
Environmental History.
History.
Maintenance.
Repair.
Social History.
Technology.
Waste.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • The Persistence of Technology:
  • Rethinking the History of Repair:
  • MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURES
  • Repairing China's Power Grid Amidst Perpetual Warfare, 1937-1955
  • Changing Perceptions of Repair and Maintenance:
  • Business as Usual:
  • USERS AND REPAIR
  • Mud Bricks in a Concrete State:
  • Maintaining the Mobility of Motor Cars:
  • Of Buses, Batteries and Breakdowns:
  • REUSE AND CONSERVATION
  • A Bargain or a "Mousetrap"?
  • "Proof of Life":
  • OBSOLESCENCE AND DISPOSAL
  • Mending or Ending?
  • The Persistence of SS France:
  • Authors

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